Emergency six cell battery start method wired for safety
P. P. Avery explains a safe emergency start device using six dry cells tied in a triangle and wired in series with four feet of insulated copper wire to battery terminals for temporary motor starting. He advises inspecting and maintaining flooded batteries, keeping terminals bright, checking for shorts, and keeping water level above lead plates to ensure maximum efficiency.
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P. P. Avery
Popular Science Monthly
Battery Troubles Point to Corrosion on Terminals
When a battery shows normal voltage but fails to deliver current or spark, the likely fault is corrosion at the terminals. A hard green deposit can block current flow and may require chiseling to remove.
Anti Freeze Formulas for Engine Coolants
Low cost mixtures for stationary engines or motorcars describe safe antifreeze formulas using water alcohol and glycerin to make five gallons. Variants prevent freezing at 15 8 10 and 20 degrees above or below zero with specified water alcohol and glycerin proportions per batch. Courtesy Motor Age.
Duty of Government to Protect People in Coal Crisis
A Kansas government speech declares it must use all powers to shield citizens from a winter coal stoppage. It argues state authority surpasses private groups and that relief is essential to prevent a fuel famine and suffering.
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Kansas
Department of
French women safe in traditional roles say no suffrage move
A French observer argues there is no equal suffrage movement in France as women have long held high social and professional status. He notes their influence in business and culture, but believes voting rights for women face no demand and that motherhood remains central to most women's lives.
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France
America
Congress
Ellen Key
Weather road service grows for motor travel aid
The highway weather service from the USDA Weather Bureau expands demand for road reporting. Kansas City meteorologist says road reports guide trips as dirt roads fade away. Begun as a wartime measure, it runs without new funds despite no congressional appropriation this year.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Highway Weather Service
Weather Bureau
Kansas City
Congress
The Less They Think Others Deserve
A terse reflection on how increasing possession and power can dull regard for others. The statement implies that as some men accumulate more, they perceive others as less deserving, revealing a critique of self-centered entitlement.
Recipe for Gray Hair May Be Mixed At Home
A home hair darkener combines one ounce Bay Rum, Barbo Compound, and glycerine in water to darken gray hair gradually. Apply twice weekly until the shade suits, and it leaves hair soft and glossy without cooling the scalp or leaving residue.
Maintenance tips for vintage automobiles and parts
GOSSILA automobile owners are advised to inspect wire wheel spokes weekly for looseness. Use clean water for cooling to avoid radiator clogging. Apply belt dressing to clutch leather to prevent slippage. Distribute talc or French chalk inside tubes when replacing. Japanned bodies dull quickly in service, even expensive models.
I Believe in the United States of America Motto
A patriotic pledge describing personal financial discipline. It emphasizes thrift, hard work, simple living, saving, prudent spending, and investing in government securities to strengthen both the individual and the nation. It calls for commitment to fiscal responsibility and to preventing financial slackers in the national effort.
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United States of America
America
Planchette and the Dead Metaphor in Irish Tales
A narrator recalls his mother’s serious communion with the dead and the first Irish planchette. He notes constant use, then boredom and doubt, while telling of a friend’s fear of a message from a departed wife who later dies. This reflection underscores the eerie, unsettling pull of spirit communication.
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Ireland
The Distributing Point Pickle Family Jars
A short dialogue snippet shows a character noting a couple's knack for being in a pickle and attributing the habit to family jars. The exchange suggests humorous self awareness and family influence on behavior.
Red Cross Bag Blue product claim praised worldwide
A claim from a promotional note asserts that Red Cross Bag Blue is the finest product of its kind globally and that every user agrees with this assessment.
Much Ado About Cipher Message Inference
A terse exchange hints at a cipher message carrying significance. It suggests the sender believes the coded note was purposeful and not sent in vain, implying hidden meaning or a test.
Terrifying discomforts from skin diseases headline
S. S. S. offers long standing blood remedy claimed to reach the source of eczema and other skin disorders. The ad urges readers to seek expert advice from the Swift Specific Co. Atlanta based chief medical adviser for tailored treatment.
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S. S
Swift
Atlanta
Simple Matter To Diagnose A Linen Collar Dream
A linen and collar salesman whispers of collar tis a strange disease. He describes circling thoughts and dreams of circular collars, streets and stars as a merry go round of linen objects and vast circles in the sky. The narrator jokes his brain needs laundering. The saying ends with a proverb about bread and water.
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Cartoons Magazine
No Photo Wanted by Indian Squaw in Arizona
A honeymooning couple in Arizona considers photographing an elderly Indian woman selling pottery on a town sidewalk. The storekeeper asks the woman, who finally declines in clear English, saying she does not want her picture taken.
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Arizona
A Cultured Quarter Excerpt On Local Life
A narrator wryly notes a neighborhood rich in culture with residents described as high-brow. The dialogue highlights locals who discuss Shakespeare as though he were recent and living, illustrating a boastful cultural self-image in the area.
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